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USN/USMC G-1 Leather Flying Jacket VMF-114

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
USN/USMC G-1 Leather Flying Jacket VMF-114
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Vintage authentic jacket with contemporary painted artwork on back. F4U Corsair, VMF-114 with 5 kill marks. 1942. Back: painted Navy/Marine pilot wings above a cloud with a blue, early F4U Corsair with 1942 period insignia. Below the cloud are five kill marks, making him an ace. Painted below: "VMF-114". Tag: "JACKETS INTERMEDIATE, BAUERO U.S. NAVY, SPECIFICATION M 422A, WILLIS AND GEIGER INC., CONTRACT Nos. 290A" Size: 36. For its action in Peleliu, the squadron was nicknamed the Death Dealers. Original jacket, age of painted artwork unknown.